Documentaries, Movies and TV Shows
Learn US History by watching documentaries or movies on History Channel, Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Most of the applicants are applying for US Citizenship through the continuous residence within 5 years.
Mathematically that means that you will be able to learn US History, Civic and improve your English by watching 1 documentary or movie every 2 weeks.
Here is a catalog which will help you to learn all about your country of your future citizenship.
Historical
The First Amendment: Freedom of Religion
Questions in Civics
Freedom of Religion #10 #51
US History Channel Documentary
The First Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791. It established a separation of church and state that prohibited the federal government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” It also prohibits the government, in most cases, from interfering with a person’s religious beliefs or practices
2018
Historical
Declaration of Independence
Questions in Civics
Declaration of Independence #8 #9 #62 #63
US History Channel Documentary
The Declaration of Independence marks the first such document declaring the equality of men.
2010
Historical
America Enters World War II
Questions in Civics
World War II #81 #82
US History Channel Documentary
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt committed American forces to the Allied cause in World War II.
2014
Historical
The System of American Slavery
Questions in Civics
Slavery #60 #76
US History Channel Documentary
Historians and experts examine the American system of racialized slavery and the hypocrisy it relied on to function.
2017
Historical
The First President | Exclusive
Questions in Civics
George Washington #69 70
US History Channel Documentary
In this digital exclusive from "Washington" learn how George Washington took the framework of the constitution and forged history as the first president of the United States of America.
2020
Historical
America the Story of Us: American Revolution
Questions in Civics
British #61
US History Channel Documentary
How the revolution shaped our nation, and the tough and thrilling beginning of the United States.
2010
Historical
History of the Holidays: History of Thanksgiving
Questions in Civics
U.S. holidays #100
US History Channel Documentary
Although Thanksgiving celebrations dated back to the first European settlements in America, it was not until the 1860s that Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November to be a national holiday.
2011
Historical
Life Aboard a Slave Ship
Questions in Civics
Slavery #60 #76
US History Channel Documentary
From approximately 1525 to 1866, 12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Middle Passage to serve as slaves in the New World. Life aboard slave ships was agonizing and dangerous; nearly 2 million slaves would perish on their journey across the Atlantic.
2019
Historical
Life in a Trench | World War I
Questions in Civics
World War I #79
US History Channel Documentary
Thousands of miles of trenches were built during World War I and, for the soldiers living in them, their day-to-day life was nothing short of horrific.
2014
Historical
Deconstructing History: American Flag
Questions in Civics
The flag #96 #97
US History Channel Documentary
Why does the American flag have 13 stripes? Get all the facts and figures on "Old Glory."
2013
Historical
America the Story of Us: Lincoln
Questions in Civics
Lincoln #75
US History Channel Documentary
Today he is known as one of the greatest American presidents, but at the time of his election no one would have predicted Lincoln's success
2010
Non fiction
America The Story of Us
Questions in Civics
History
Daniel Webb, Liev Schreiber, Tom Brokaw
Why did the United States become a global superpower? America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that explores the country's remarkable journey.
2010
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